Kuwaiti, expat get 10 yrs jail for robbing, assaulting man

Pay wife’s dowry: court

By Jaber Al-Hamoud

KUWAIT CITY, June 5: The Misdemeanor Court sentenced in absentia a Kuwaiti citizen and an expatriate to ten-year imprisonment each with hard labor for robbing a Kuwaiti businessman with violence and threat. The civil aspect of the case was referred to the Civil Court.

The Public Prosecution had charged the suspects with forcefully gaining entry into the plaintiff’s bedroom where they attacked and threatened him with a knife.

Medical report affirmed the injuries the victim sustained when he was trying to resist the theft. The suspects later managed to overpower their victim and cart away the money as well as deliberately destroyed some electronic gadgets belonging to the victim. The stolen items included telephones and bracelets.

The plaintiff counsel Lawyer Abdulmohsen Al-Qattan urged the court to order the suspects to pay compensation covering the stolen items.

‘Pay dowry’:

Al-Qattan

The Jafari Circuit of the Personal Status Court, presided over by Judge Mahmoud Behbehani, ordered a man to pay his wife KD 4,000 in the form of delayed part of the agreed dowry for a consummated marriage. The court also ordered him to pay KD 10 and the lawyer’s charges, rejecting the rest of the demands made by the plaintiff.

Representing the wife was Lawyer Mohammad Al-Qattan, who informed the court that his client was legally married to the defendant with a dowry of KD 7,000 of which he paid only KD 3,000.

Lawyer Al-Qattan explained the nature of dowry in accordance to the Jafari system. It should be paid during or immediately after the marriage ceremony regardless of whether the payment has a specific timing or not. It can also be paid in installments. The wife deserves to receive full dowry as soon as the marriage is consummated.

Verdict annulled:

The Administrative Circuit of the Court of Appeals overturned the verdict issued by the Court of First Instance which dismissed the case filed by a Kuwaiti employee of the Public Authority for Manpower against the authority. The court instead cancelled the citizen’s performance appraisal report for 2014, in which his performance was marked “Very Good”, and all consequences of the report.

Counsel to the citizen Lawyer Ali Al-Ali explained that his client has been working at the Public Authority for Manpower since 1993. He was promoted until he became the head of the department for following up affairs of the national labor. When his client was informed that the administration rated his performance as “Very Good” without giving any justification, he considered it as injustice. Even though he had complained, he did not receive any response. The report was also issued on illegal basis, especially since his client was transferred to the position of Department Head just 90 days before the issuance of the report. The report should have been based on the former position of his client, which was professional safety inspector.